The aquaculture sub-sector in Eastern Africa is one of the fastest-growing sectors in Africa. The sector is consequently evolving into a multi-disciplinary field involving a wide array of stakeholders that include women and youth. This transformation has paved the way for investments in large scale commercial aquaculture. To bring together aquaculture value-chain stakeholders in the region, continental chapters to integrate international diversity have been formed. For instance, i n partnership with African Union, World Aquaculture Society-Africa Chapter was established in 2018 and so far, five sub-regional chapters have been established. Specifically, the Eastern Africa chapter has anchored into the continent’s and region’s aquaculture development policies. It has also collaborated with local and regional stakeholders and established partnerships. Through these approaches, the Eastern Africa chapter has organized two regional aquaculture conferences in partnership with the region’s aquaculture stakeholders. It has also established tools and mechanisms for collating, managing and sharing information. As a result, there has been an increase in collaboration among regional and national aquaculture sector managers, un iversities and research centres. However, further support is needed to have dedicated farmer policy sessions. The outputs from these sessions will guide in generating policy briefs appropriate for aquaculture policy research and development within the region.
Key words: African union, Eastern Africa chapter, World Aquaculture society.